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==Overview== | |||
There are acute and chornic causes of right heart failure. | |||
==Acute Causes of Right Heart Failure== | |||
* [[Pulmonary embolism|Massive pulmonary embolization]] | |||
* Exacerbation of chronic [[cor pulmonale]] | |||
==Chronic Causes of Right Heart Failure== | |||
* [[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease|COPD]] | |||
* Loss of lung tissue following trauma or surgery | |||
* [[Pierre Robin Sequence]] | |||
* End stage [[Pneumoconiosis]] | |||
==Differential Diagnosis of Underlying Causes of Right Heart Failure== | |||
In alphabetical order. <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref> | |||
* [[Adenopathy]] | |||
* [[Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome]] ([[ARDS]]) | |||
* After pulmonary resection | |||
* [[Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency]] | |||
* Alveolar [[hypoxia]] in chronic high altitude exposure | |||
* [[Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]] ([[ALS]]) | |||
* Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis | |||
* [[Bronchiectasis]] | |||
* Bronchopulmonary dysplasia following neonatal respiratory distress syndrome ([[RDS]]) | |||
* Chest wall dysfunction | |||
* [[Chronic bronchitis]] | |||
* Chronic fungal obstruction | |||
* [[Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]] ([[COPD]]) | |||
* Collagen vascular disease | |||
* [[Congenital heart disease]] | |||
* [[Cystic Fibrosis]] | |||
* Drug-induced lung disease | |||
* [[Drugs]] | |||
* [[Emphysema]] | |||
* Fibrosing [[mediastinitis]] | |||
* [[Guillain-Barre Syndrome]] | |||
* [[Histiocytosis X]] | |||
* [[HIV|HIV infection]] | |||
* [[Hypersensitivity pneumonitis]] | |||
* [[Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]] | |||
* Impairment of the respiratory system | |||
* [[Interstitial lung disease]] | |||
* [[Kyphoscoliosis]] | |||
* [[Left atrial myxoma]] | |||
* [[Left ventricular failure]] | |||
* [[Mitral valve disease]] | |||
* [[Myasthenia Gravis]] | |||
* Necrotizing and [[granulomatous arteritis]] | |||
* Neuromuscular disease | |||
* [[Obesity]] | |||
* Persistent [[pulmonary hypertension]] of the newborn | |||
* Pneumoconiose | |||
* [[Poliomyelitis]] | |||
* [[Portal hypertension]] | |||
* [[Polyradiculitis]] | |||
* [[Primary pulmonary hypertension]] | |||
* Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis | |||
* [[Pulmonary embolism]] | |||
* [[Pulmonary emphysema]] | |||
* [[Pulmonary fibrosis]] | |||
* [[Sarcoidosis]] | |||
* [[Schistosomiasis]] | |||
* [[Sickle Cell Anemia]] | |||
* [[Sleep Apnea]] | |||
* [[Tuberculosis]] | |||
* Tumor embolism | |||
* Tumor masses | |||
* Veno-occlusive lung disease | |||
* [[Scleroderma]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
There are acute and chornic causes of right heart failure.
Acute Causes of Right Heart Failure
- Massive pulmonary embolization
- Exacerbation of chronic cor pulmonale
Chronic Causes of Right Heart Failure
- COPD
- Loss of lung tissue following trauma or surgery
- Pierre Robin Sequence
- End stage Pneumoconiosis
Differential Diagnosis of Underlying Causes of Right Heart Failure
In alphabetical order. [1] [2]
- Adenopathy
- Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- After pulmonary resection
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Alveolar hypoxia in chronic high altitude exposure
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia following neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
- Chest wall dysfunction
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic fungal obstruction
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Collagen vascular disease
- Congenital heart disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Drug-induced lung disease
- Drugs
- Emphysema
- Fibrosing mediastinitis
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Histiocytosis X
- HIV infection
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- Impairment of the respiratory system
- Interstitial lung disease
- Kyphoscoliosis
- Left atrial myxoma
- Left ventricular failure
- Mitral valve disease
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Necrotizing and granulomatous arteritis
- Neuromuscular disease
- Obesity
- Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
- Pneumoconiose
- Poliomyelitis
- Portal hypertension
- Polyradiculitis
- Primary pulmonary hypertension
- Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary emphysema
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Schistosomiasis
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Sleep Apnea
- Tuberculosis
- Tumor embolism
- Tumor masses
- Veno-occlusive lung disease
- Scleroderma